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Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination isn't a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective liberation. Imagination: A Manifesto is her proclamation that we have the power...
63) Why we fly
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Told from alternating points of view, Chanel and Eleanor's rocky start to senior year gets more complex when the cheerleading team kneels for the national anthem and each girl grapples with the consequences.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a radical band of teen activists [claims] that Alix's powerful father covers up wrongdoing by corporations that knowingly allow innocent victims to die in order to make enormous profits from unsafe products, she must decide if she will blow the whistle on his misdeeds"--
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Starting with the thoughts of political theorist Hannah Arendt, Ben Hayoun-Stépanian travels the world to meet a variety of people and organizations including Magid Magid, Lord Mayor of Sheffield at the time, Pussy Riot activist Nadya Tolokonnikova, philosophers, alternative schools and many more. She ponders on the ownership and plurality of our thoughts, and the means by which freedom of learning and innovative education can exist in contemporary...
66) Cut
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Among experts, the practice of female genital mutilation (FMG) is widely considered African or Islamic. CUT conclusively proves that FGM can be found as a native practice on all inhabitable continents. From war zones in the Middle East to suburban white America, the film visits fifteen countries and features key interviews with FGM survivors, activists, cutters, doctors and researchers to uncover an often secret practice shrouded in centuries of traditions,...
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE tells the story of mental health activist Jazz Thornton - her journey to overcome a suicidal past, to help others with their struggles and the personal cost of her advocacy. It is a glimpse into a world few of us comprehend and a response to our collective anguish about the suicide crisis in our communities and our desire to "do something".
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, this award winning documentary is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star. Never one to compromise on her vision, Maya kept her camera rolling throughout. MATANGI/MAYA / M.I.A. provides unparalleled, intimate access to the artist in her battles with the music industry and mainstream...
69) United We Fan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Fans, stars, creators, and more come together to explore the dynamic history and evolution of TV's save-our-show fan campaigns, from the letter writing and product mail-in campaigns of yesterday to the social media campaigns of today.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
DENISE HO - BECOMING THE SONG profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her life and career on the line to support the determined struggle of Hong Kong citizens to maintain their identity and freedom.
71) No good deed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Civic-minded teen Gregor Maravilla attends an activist's summer camp where he participates in a charity competition that triggers a rivalry with a famous young actress whose choices encourage campers to sabotage each other.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This film examines Oakland's evolution through the eyes of social entrepreneurs determined that youth of color not be left on the sidelines as Silicon Valley spreads into the home of the second largest black community in California. Kalimah Priforce, whose first activism was a hunger strike at age eight, and Kimberly Bryant, a successful engineer turned founder of Black Girls Code, are organizing large-scale hackathons preparing youth to redesign...
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Rough, raw and unapologetically inspirational, LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is a charged journey into the heart of the creative counter-culture. In a time of global challenges, big questions and by-the-number politics, this upbeat, outspoken film tracks the story of the artists, writers, thinkers and musicians who have gone underground to re-imagine the world - honing in on equality, community and engaged creativity - in exuberantly paradigm-busting ways....
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A documentary about the modern circumcision debate, and the growing Intactivist movement, which says that all human beings should have the right to make their own choices about their bodies. Winner of Best Documentary at the **Lone Star Film Festival**. Silver Jury Prize winner at the **Seattle Social Justice Film Festival**.
75) Ovarian Psycos
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Riding at night through streets deemed dangerous in Eastside Los Angeles, the OVARIAN PSYCOS use their bicycles to confront the violence in their lives. At the helm of the crew is founder Xela de la X, a single mother and poet M.C. dedicated to recruiting an unapologetic, misfit crew of women of color. The film intimately chronicles Xela as she struggles to strike a balance between her activism and nine year old daughter Yoli; street artist Andi who...
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This is the inspiring story of the vital role that women have played - and continue to play - in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Combining archival footage and interviews with female activists, scientists and scholars in the US and Africa, NOTHING WITHOUT US reveals how women not only shaped grassroots groups like ACT-UP in the U.S., but have also played an essential part in HIV prevention and treatment access throughout sub-Saharan Africa. From...
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Six years in the making and with a cast of thousands, BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES recaptures the exhilaration and turmoil of the unprecedented student protests that shaped a generation and changed the course of America. This **Academy Award**-nominated documentary interweaves the memories of 15 former student leaders, who grapple with the meaning of their actions. Their recollections are interwoven with footage culled from thousands of historical clips...
79) When We Fight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers vote to authorize a strike. From strike vote to contract vote, WHEN WE FIGHT goes behind the picket lines, documenting how and why teachers strike. The film shadows Los Angeles teachers for five months as they organize and strike, providing a unique first-hand account of collective democracy and labor action, and shedding light on the teacher strike upswell across the world....
80) Little Gandhi
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
LITTLE GANDHI is a powerful documentary that follows the life of iconic Syrian peace activist Ghiyath Matar, who became internationally known as "Little Gandhi" for his initiative of facing down violent government security forces with flowers and bottles of water. Matar was a key organizer of peaceful protests in his hometown of Daraya against one of the most vicious regimes in the 21st century, inspiring people worldwide. His brutal torture and death...
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